As breakneck as the best night out, as wild as you wish you’d been, as tender as a bruise: Lauren Mooney reviews a musical about teenage rebellion.
West End & Central
15 May 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Manwatching at the Royal Court
10 – 20 May 2017
By Sally Hales
Bored by Hiddlesbum? Sally Hales does some manwatching at the Royal Court.
15 May 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Three Sisters at the Piccadilly Theatre
11 - 13 May 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
Drinking alone with Google Translate: Rosemary Waugh reviews part of the Sovremennik Theatre’s short season in London.
10 May 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Salomé at the National Theatre
2 May – 15 July 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
Disrobing the myth: Rosemary Waugh reviews Yaël Farber’s retelling of the story of Salomé.
6 May 2017
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Review: Angels In America at the National Theatre
April 11 - August 19
By Brendan Macdonald
A tenacious celebration of life: Brendan Macdonald watches all eight hours of Marianne Elliott’s much-hyped revival of Tony Kushner’s two-part gay fantasia on national themes.
3 May 2017
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Review: The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui at the Donmar Warehouse
April 21 - June 17
By Eleanor Turney
The parallels with the contemporary world are frighteningly obvious in the Donmar’s production of Bertolt Brecht’s political satire.
28 April 2017
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Review: Flights of Fancy at Soho Theatre
April 25 - April 29
By Sally Hales
Spectacular skill with nipple tassles: Sally Hales reviews Fancy Chance’s eclectic solo show in the heart of Soho.
28 April 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Romeo and Juliet at The Globe
22 April – 8 July 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
BANG! and Whaam! Rosemary Waugh reviews the opening production in the Globe’s Summer of Love.
26 April 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Obsession at the Barbican
19 April - 20 May
By Fergus Morgan
What I’m suppose to think vs What I actually think: Fergus Morgan reviews the world premiere of Ivo van Hove’s Obsession.
24 April 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Nuclear War at the Royal Court
19 April - 6 May 2017
By Holly Williams
It’s just one interpretation: Holly Williams on Imogen Knight’s “sensuously rich” production of Simon Stephens’ new play.
23 April 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: All The Things I Lied About at Soho Theatre
18 April - 6 May 2017
By Emma Smith
Cognitive dissonance: Emma Smith reviews Katie Bonna’s one-woman show about lying.
18 April 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: The Legend of Mulan at the Royal Festival Hall
15 April 2017
By Ka Bradley
Ka Bradley reviews the Hong Kong Dance Company’s underwhelming staging of an ancient folktale.
16 April 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Shit-faced Shakespeare at Leicester Square Theatre
21 April - 16 September 2017
By Eleanor Turney
Eleanor Turney gets into the spirit of things with a shit-faced review of Shit-faced Shakespeare.
16 April 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: The Velveteen Rabbit at the Unicorn Theatre
17 March - 15 April
By B. L. Sherrington
“Once you are real, you can never be ugly except to those who don’t understand.” B. L. Sherrington reviews the Unicorn Theatre’s staging of The Velveteen Rabbit.
13 April 2017
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Review: 46 Beacon at Trafalgar Studios
Trafalgar Studios ⋄ April 5 - April 29
By Holly O'Mahony
A much more exciting party: Holly O’Mahony swims in the undercurrents of Bill Rosenfield’s transferred two-hander.